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People are putting up "No Snitching" signs around the city

Fliers are posted in West Louisville, telling people who talk to the police, could end up dead

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Updated: 5:48 PM EDT Sep 14, 2016

People are putting up "No Snitching" signs around the city

Fliers are posted in West Louisville, telling people who talk to the police, could end up dead

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Updated: 5:48 PM EDT Sep 14, 2016

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WEBVTT ING TONE, ONE MAN I SPOKE WITH SAYS THEY WON'T STOP HIM FROM HELPING POLICE FIGHT CRIME. >> DON'T BE SCARED TO TELL. THAT AIN'T SNITCHING, THAT'S TELLING. MORGAN: STEP BROWN HAS LIVED IN WEST LOUISVILLE FOR 68 YEARS. IN THAT TIME, HE SAYS HE'S SEEN A LOT, SO HE WASN'T SURPRISED WHEN SIGNS LIKE THESE STARTED SHOWING UP NEAR HIS HOME. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S PROMOTING VIOLENCE, BECAUSE THE VIOLENCE HAVE BEEN HERE AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. MORGAN: PHRASES LIKE "SNITCHES END UP IN DITCHES" AND PICTURES COMPARING POLICE TO THE KKK HANG AT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS ALONG WEST MARKET STREET. >> THIS IS SOMEBODY'S OPINION LIKE I'VE GOT AN OPINION. MORGAN: BROWN SAYS NO SIGN COULD KEEP HIM FROM TELLING POLICE ABOUT A HOMICIDE. >> HE STEALS, SHE STEALS, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT SNITCHING. IT'S ABOUT, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY GOT KILLED, TELL ON THEM. MORGAN: OTHERS SAY THE FLYERS HIGHLIGHT THE SERIOUS CONCERNS SOME IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE ABOUT TALKING TO POLICE. >> PEOPLE AIN'T GOING TO TALK TO THE POLICE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE CONSIDERED A RAT. MORGAN: METRO POLICE ARE AWARE OF THE FLYERS, BUT THEY INSIST THEIR ANONYMOUS TIP LINE IS SAFE. DWIGHT MITCHELL SAYS LMPD RECEIVES THOUSANDS OF TIPS A MONTH. HE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT WON'T BE INTIMIDATED, AND NEITHER SHOULD THE PUBLIC. >> WE WON'T ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO KEEP US FROM DOING WHAT

People are putting up "No Snitching" signs around the city

Fliers are posted in West Louisville, telling people who talk to the police, could end up dead